Mandela Way T-34 Tank
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The Mandela Way T-34 Tank is located on a small piece of scrubland on the corner of Mandela Way and Pages Walk in Bermondsey
, London
. The tank is a decommissioned Soviet T-34-85
battle tank.
It is a former Czech army tank, that was used in the filming of Richard III
(1995). It is now owned by Russell Gray, who lives nearby. The tank was the subject of a work by Cubitt Artists
and Aleksandra Mir
who painted it pink in 2002. It has since been repainted (and also graffitied). The latest work was to transform the tank's livery into that of a Chicago Taxi Cab
, and was undertaken by the Graffiti4hire team.
There are also T-64
and T-72
tanks which have been graffitied in a hippie manner at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev
.
The tank appears in PRECISION, a short film made in 48 hours by Andrew James Sykes and Mike Atherton and starring Merica Adams.
Bermondsey
Bermondsey is an area in London on the south bank of the river Thames, and is part of the London Borough of Southwark. To the west lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe, and to the south, Walworth and Peckham.-Toponomy:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The tank is a decommissioned Soviet T-34-85
T-34
The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...
battle tank.
It is a former Czech army tank, that was used in the filming of Richard III
Richard III (1995 film)
Richard III is a 1995 drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's play of the same name, starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, John Wood and Dominic West....
(1995). It is now owned by Russell Gray, who lives nearby. The tank was the subject of a work by Cubitt Artists
Cubitt Artists
Cubitt Artists is an artist-run art gallery , artist studios and art educator , founded in 1991...
and Aleksandra Mir
Aleksandra Mir
-Life and work:She studied Communications at Schillerska/Gothenburg University in Gothenburg , Media Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York , and Cultural Anthropology at The Graduate Faculty, The New School for Social Research in New York...
who painted it pink in 2002. It has since been repainted (and also graffitied). The latest work was to transform the tank's livery into that of a Chicago Taxi Cab
Yellow Cab
There are many Yellow Cabs taxicab operators around the world . The original Yellow Cab Company, based in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest taxicab companies in the United States.- History :...
, and was undertaken by the Graffiti4hire team.
There are also T-64
T-64
The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...
and T-72
T-72
The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...
tanks which have been graffitied in a hippie manner at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev
Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev
The National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the Dnieper River.The museum has moved...
.
The tank appears in PRECISION, a short film made in 48 hours by Andrew James Sykes and Mike Atherton and starring Merica Adams.